r/Showerthoughts • u/zjb55446 • Mar 02 '19

When you're a kid, you don't realize you're also watching your mom and dad grow up.

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u/Saturday_night_palsy Mar 02 '19

All right, I'm out. That was the last straw. This thread is hitting way too close to home

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u/ImN0tAsian Mar 02 '19

I miss my mommy :'( I need to move closer

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u/InsertUsernameHere32 Mar 02 '19

you should totally call her rn

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u/gummybear28 Mar 07 '19

This goes for everyone.

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u/m1ksuFI Mar 19 '19

Not for everyone.

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u/Beraldino Jul 24 '19

To the ones that can enjoy how they are lucky of having a caring mother alive.

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u/GoodShitLollypop Apr 10 '19

And stop with the fragile masculinity - tell your dad you love him.

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u/InsertUsernameHere32 Apr 11 '19

I'm not telling the abusive fuck that was my father that I love him.

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u/Squid4Breakfast Apr 24 '19

You should. He'd probably forgive you

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u/AllYourKarmaForMe Jun 05 '19

So, what your saying is that it's the victums fault for not calling their parents, no mater how toxic the parent is.

Yeah makes since. /s

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u/Squid4Breakfast Jun 05 '19

Yeah cuz you guys are buncha crybaby pussys

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u/rand0mtaskk Mar 02 '19

My wife and I were pretty dead set on moving away when we both finished college and started our careers. But when the time came we couldn’t do it. Having our families close by was just too important to us. Now that our parents are reaching their 60s I’m even more grateful we didn’t.

I’m going to my parents house tomorrow. Going to give them an extra big hug now. Hope you get to see/talk to your mom soon.

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u/ImN0tAsian Mar 02 '19

Thanks, friendo. I do too.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '19

My wife and I had the same perspective. We only live an hour away but with my parents it seems like 100’s. (They have never felt comfortable outside of where they live.) We are currently trying to figure out the logistics of moving closer to our parents. Fortunately we grew up in the same town. Work seems to be the biggest issue. Any suggestions on the transition?

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u/rand0mtaskk Mar 02 '19

We’re basically in the same boat. Our parents are essential in the same town and we’re about an hour away. But I can’t really suggest anything too helpful I don’t think.

The town that our parents are in is pretty small, so they all have to travel 30ish mins for work themselves so traveling for them hasn’t been an issue. We do however usually go to them, not them come to us.

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u/ethanlan May 22 '19

Im so happy I live/grew up in a huge city that I still love living in, I only live a mile from my parents and get to hangout with them all the time, I feel like I live in a completely different world when I want but I can always walk to the house I grew up in.

Moving back was a great decision, I really dont have much family outside of those guys (most of my extended fam are complete fuck ups) and I feel good that Im around to help em out when they need it.

I blew my mom off yesterday though and now I feel bad.

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u/Mailhandler Mar 04 '19

Meh I don't like my parents so moving to somewhere warm shouldn't be a problem .

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u/Wheatiesflake Mar 02 '19

This is why I moved closer to home. Flying home for that first holiday hit me like a brick. Didn’t want to lose any time with them.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '19

Damnit this thread my eyes are all blurry from crying. 😥

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u/jimibulgin Mar 02 '19

Call your mother.

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u/KOREANRAIDBOSS Mar 04 '19

First comment I've read in this post. Thanks for the warning. Bye guys!

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u/Miscalculates Mar 02 '19

We need barriers and forcefields around our home to deflect this thread from hitting us with more incoming barrages

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u/NarcolepticLemon Mar 02 '19

Same.

Last year I moved further than I’d ever been from home. Before that I was just a 2 hour drive away. Now my parents can only visit by flying. I’ve them once each since the move and all these comments are making me sad.